The Story of a Dead Man

"The Story of a Dead Man" is one of three novellas written by Leslie Charteris and included in the sixth Saint book Alias the Saint published in 1931. It had previously been published in the magazine Thriller, albeit featuring a character called Jimmy Traill rather than The Saint (the version in Alias the Saint is a revised/rewritten draft).

Plot
Inspector Teal becomes suspicious when he discovers The Saint claiming to have reformed and working as an office manager.